Top Women in Grocery

Giant Food's brand strategy director -- and 2023 GenNext winner -- Kate Kowalzik joins the podcast to share how authentic storytelling differentiates a hyper-local grocery brand and why grace is important in collaborative leadership.

Flashfood's new chief customer officer discusses honing the company's new visual identity, the intersection of B2B and B2C, the art of a great deal and more.

Earth Fare is on a mission to help educate its shoppers about the benefits of eating natural and organic foods, and Laurie Aker, the grocer's director of marketing, joins the TWIG Podcast to discuss its focus on education, a new partnership, and her unique career journey into food retail.

Progressive Grocer Managing Editor Bridget Goldschmidt and Senior Editor Lynn Petrak join the podcast to discuss their history with the Top Women In Grocery Awards program and discuss what they look for when judging a nomination.

Top Women In Grocery and GenNext honoree Liz Bleakley, who serves as head of PR and communications for UK-based St Pierre Groupe, joins the podcast to talk about her career journey, telling a brand story across continents, the power of kindness and more.

Kowalski's Markets' co-founder and owner Mary Anne Kowalski and CEO Kris Christiansen Kowalski join the TWIG podcast to talk about the 40 year legacy of the Twin Cities Grocer and how family intertwines with their family of customers.

Circana's Joan Driggs and Tops Friendly Markets' Kristen Hanson join the podcast to talk all about holiday trends and ways to meet shopper needs in another unusual year.

Odile Ducatez from Retail Business Services joins the podcast to discuss the importance of an international perspective, hiring the right talent, women in STEM and more.

Newly minted TWIG winner Larissa Lewis joins the podcast to talk about improving structure and efficiency within her teams, employee career development, advice for emerging women leaders, and more.

Suzanne Long, chief sustainability and transformation officer at Albertsons Cos. and TWIG Hall of Famer, discusses her unconventional career trajectory, the importance of grocery sustainability initiatives, the many facets of mentorship and more.